La Vuelta a Espana

[FelicityLemon]

Stage Type Date Start and Finish Distance Details
1 Team Time-Trial Saturday, august 24, 2019 Salinas de Torrevieja > Torrevieja 13.4 km Stage 1
2 Hilly Sunday, august 25, 2019 Benidorm > Calpe 199.6 km Stage 2
3 Flat Monday, august 26, 2019 Ibi. Ciudad del Juguete > Alicante 188 km Stage 3
4 Flat Tuesday, august 27, 2019 Cullera > El Puig 175.5 km Stage 4
5 Hilly Wednesday, august 28, 2019 L' Eliana > Observatorio Astrofísico de Javalambre 170.7 km Stage 5
6 Hilly Thursday, august 29, 2019 Mora de Rubielos > Ares del Maestrat 198.9 km Stage 6
7 Mountain Friday, august 30, 2019 Onda > Mas de la Costa 183.2 km Stage 7
8 Hilly Saturday, august 31, 2019 Valls > Igualada 166.9 km Stage 8
9 Mountain Sunday, september 1, 2019 Andorra la Vella > Cortals d'Encamp 94.4 km Stage 9

• Rest Day Monday, september 2, 2019 Pau Rest 1

10 Individual time-trial Tuesday, september 3, 2019 Jurançon > Pau 36.2 km Stage 10 11 Mountain Wednesday, september 4, 2019 Saint Palais > Urdax-Dantxarinea 180 km Stage 11 12 Mountain Thursday, september 5, 2019 Circuito de Navarra > Bilbao 171.4 km Stage 12 13 Mountain Friday, september 6, 2019 Bilbao > Los Machucos. Monumento Vaca Pasiega 166.4 km Stage 13 14 Flat Saturday, september 7, 2019 San Vicente de la Barquera > Oviedo 188 km Stage 14 15 Mountain Sunday, september 8, 2019 Tineo > Santuario del Acebo 154.4 km Stage 15 16 Mountain Monday, september 9, 2019 Pravia > Alto de La Cubilla. Lena 144.4 km Stage 16

• Rest Day Tuesday, september 10, 2019 Burgos Rest 2

17 Flat Wednesday, september 11, 2019 Aranda de Duero > Guadalajara 219.6 km Stage 17 18 Mountain Thursday, september 12, 2019 Comunidad de Madrid. Colmenar Viejo > Becerril de la Sierra 177.5 km Stage 18 19 Flat Friday, september 13, 2019 Ávila > Toledo 165.2 km Stage 19 20 Mountain Saturday, september 14, 2019 Arenas de San Pedro > Plataforma de Gredos 190.4 km Stage 20 21 Flat Sunday, september 15, 2019 Fuenlabrada > Madrid 106.6 km Stage 21

It's that time of year again!

The details for the fantasy race are below. I had to create a new league so please use the code here:
League Owner: FelicityLemon
Owner Email:
League Name: MN Peloton
League Code: 122395110

Team number 11 added to league. Might need a bit more tweaking before tomorrow

Team Time Trial start.

When everyone is competition rusty, new team mates, not everyone available for a TTT recky of the course.

Slapstick riding. But stay upright lads.

Ah it seems the curse of being on my team has taken down Carapaz before the friggin vuelta has even started! This is a sure sign of things to come.

I have now re-jigged the team in the absence of Carapaz, he freed up some points so I now have Chaves and Soler and it appears half of Euskadi Murias, I'm hoping they are motivated for their home race as it goes through the Basque Country for 3 stages.
Primož Roglič Team Jumbo-Visma 24
Miguel Angel López Astana Pro Team 20
Esteban Chaves Mitchelton-Scott 12
Óscar Rodríguez Euskadi - Murias 6
Sam Bennett BORA - hansgrohe 14
Mikel Bizkarra Euskadi - Murias 6
Mikel Iturria Euskadi - Murias 4
Sander Armée Lotto Soudal 4
Marc Soler Movistar Team 10

Can I not get anything right?

Although to be honest anything could have happened today and I'd be clueless, 7 hours driving, so tired, no Vuelta in my car!

I'm still waiting for the highlights. Meant to start at 10 but still darts. What are ITV4 playing at? (except darts, obvs).

I went to bed at nine for an early night then accidentally clicked on MN because I haven't had very good WiFi for a week. Oops, lots of catching up to do.

Gave up on ITV. Just looked on velogames. Now going to bed.

I’m here for La Vuelta. Today was pretty exciting to see the opening stage. We’re skipping Benidorm and are heading to Alicante instead. I’m so excited.

How exciting Leftie, how hot is it over there?

Looks a bit muggy??

YOYOY is Sean Yates retained as a commentator?? His contribtion is simply to state the bleeding obvious and recap what has just been said.
Has got something on someone?

I'm just laughing at the other presenter trying to get him to join in, 'you went on a wild boar hunt didn't you Sean?"

..............................................................................................................................................................................'did I?'.

It's sparkling wit at it's finest.

Almost as funny as the weird bit on the podium where they make the winner drink from a bottle then ostentatiously place it in the giant recycling bin that just happens to be casually waiting around on the stage. That's going to have me chuckling all week.

Sorry for the delay @MrSlant - it was 31 degrees on Saturday so it was pretty hot for the riders. Great atmosphere.

The curse of being on my team strikes again! Oh well, I was doing everyone a favour anyway. Someone's gotta be at the bottom of the league!

I am back from my horror marathon and caught up with the results. The run in to the rest day is looking tasty. I will draw a discreet veil over the performance some of my team.

Well finally in 4 figures. What a great win yesterday so happy for him, I was on the edge of my seat watching him fade and recover. (Mumsnet really needs a spoiler tag)

Nooo! Big crash at the Vuelta 4 major abandons.

DS1 came in for the highlights and just said "I don't want to say anything about Velogames but..." then gave me such a pitying look. He has suggested I properly pack it in now before someone else gets hurt.

@MrSlant do you by any chance live in ... ooh I don't know ... Pendle maybe? With a black cat or some other familiar pet?

I forgot to enter a team - but from the wee bit of the Vuelta I've watched, I'd have done really really badly!

Bad news for Rigoberto Uran he's in intensive care with a punctured lung.
cyclingpub.com/article/6489/Rigoberto+Ur%C3%A1n+in+intensive+care+after+tests+reveal+punctured+lung

I think I'm glad that ds chose rugby over cycling

The cycling parents could never understand that I watched cycling events with my heart in my mouth far more than I ever watched a rugby game.

I hope Uran makes a full recovery.

Oh jeeze Rigoberto I'm sorry.

pretty bird I'm with you on that one and considering the damage we've had as a family from rugby that's saying something! Looking back at Froome from earlier this year I do think more will come out about how he was lucky to survive, 4 pints of blood loss is a LOT when you weigh as little as he does.

Considering I've witched away broken two of my team already I'm still on more points than I think I made overall for the Giro. Still time to tank it in the next two weeks though.

Apparently Froome was back out on his bike today!

Just back from holiday, checked Velogames, wish I'd stayed away!! There have been so many abandons. Glad Valverde got a stage win though, while in his last month in the rainbow jersey.